Tired Out from Thinking? Here's Why
If you've ever spent a day doing pretty much nothing but thinking hard and still wound up feeling worn out, you might have been a little...
Eating Mushrooms May Lower Depression Risk
Insert joke about being a "fun guy" here: new research led by Penn State College of Medicine suggests that eating fungi, specifically...
Cellphone Radiation: Protect Yourself
Bad news about that handy little device you carry around in your pocket all day: a $30 million rodent study by the National Institute of...
Stress-Induced Gray Hairs May Be Reversible
At some point, you've probably heard someone joke about how a stressful event is turning their hair gray. You probably took this in as a...
What Coffee Can't Do
If you're like millions of Americans, it's more likely than not that your day begins with a cup of Joe. According to the National Coffee...
Weird Dreams? That May Be The Point
"I dreamed that the lady who ran the organic health food store where my seventh grade creative writing class met to use the computers...
This is Your Brain on Smog
Bad news for those of you who live near a busy highway: research shows that exposure to air pollution may affect your cognition for the...
The Daily Supplement That Might Lower Your Anxiety
Have you been feeling an uptick in your anxiety levels lately? It's nothing to be ashamed of. According to the Anxiety & Depression...
Horse Sense
Ask yourself which animals (if any) have self-awareness and you'll open the door to an age-old mystery. A self-aware person is conscious...
The Mistake We Make When We Estimate Others' Pain
At some point in your life, you have likely been asked to estimate your current pain level on a scale of one to ten. Sounds relatively...
